Figure4
1.Height-of-cutdecklift
pedal
6.Rollbar
2.Transportlock
7.Seatbelt
3.Parkingbrakelever8.Fuelcap
4.Controls
9.Mowerdeck
5.Motioncontrollevers
10.Casterwheel
Controls
Becomefamiliarwithallthecontrolsbeforeyoustartthe
engineandoperatethemachine(Figure4andFigure5).
Figure5
1.PTOSwitch4.Hourmeter/Safety
interlockdisplay/Fuel
gauge
2.Choke
5.Ignitionswitch
3.Throttlecontrol6.Fuses
FuelGauge
Thefuelgaugeislocatedwiththehourmeter,andthebars
lightupwhentheignitionswitchison(Figure6).
Theindicatorlightappearswhenthefuellevelis
low—approximately3.8L(1USgallon)remaininginthe
fueltank.
Figure6
1.Fuelgauge(bars)4.Safety-interlocksymbols
2.Batterylight
5.Low-fuelindicatorlight
3.Hourmeter
HourMeter
Thehourmeterrecordsthenumberofhourstheenginehas
operated.Itoperateswhentheengineisrunning.Usethese
timesforschedulingregularmaintenance(
Figure6).
SafetyInterlockIndicators
Therearesymbolsonthehourmeterandtheindicatewitha
blacktrianglethattheinterlockcomponentisinthecorrect
position(Figure6).
BatteryIndicatorLight
WhentheignitionkeyisinitiallyturnedtotheRunposition
forafewseconds,thebatteryvoltagewillbedisplayedinthe
areawherethehoursarenormallydisplayed.
Thebatterylightturnsonwhentheignitionisturnedonand
whenthechargeisbelowthecorrectoperatinglevel(Figure
6).
ThrottleControl
ThethrottlecontrolisvariablebetweenFastandSlow.
Choke
Usethechoketostartacoldengine.Pullthechokeknobup
toengageit.
BladeControlSwitch(PTO)
Thebladecontrolswitch(PTO)isusedtoengagetheelectric
clutchanddrivethemowerblades.Pulltheswitchupto
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